Two-way faucet.



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Patented June 7, 1910.

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960,558. Patented June 7,1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.. i

ERNEST E. KOKEN, DECEASED, LATE OF ST. LOUIS, MISSGURI; WALTER F. KOKEN, EXECUTOR.

TWO-WAY FAUCET.

Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented June fr 1910.

Application tiled January 24, 1910. Serial No. 539,761.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that Enxns'r E. KOKEN, deceased, late a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, did invent a certain new and useful Improvement. in TwolVay Faucets, of which the following is a specificatlon.

This invent-ion relates to two-way faucets.

It has for its principal objects to produce a two-way faucet which is simple in construction and can be readily manipulated; to provide for the discharge of either cold or hot water or a mixture of cold and hot water through one or the other of the discharge nozzles; to regulate the. mixture; to regulate the tlow; and to attain certain other advantages hereinafter` more fully appearin".

The invention consists in the parts and in thc arrangements and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings which form part of this specification, and wherein like symbols refer to likeparts wherever they occur, Figure 1 is a fragmentary View of a two-way faucet embodying the invention, the valve. mechanism being shown i vertical longitudinal section: Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line Q--Q of Fig. 1.

' Fig. 3 is a transverse. section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and, Figs. t and 5 are detail views of the cylindrical `rotatory valvebloelis.'

As shown in the drawings. the device comprises a valve-eaf-ug 1. Extending laterally from the valve-easing is a discharge nozzle 2 which 'is usually arranged to discharge into a lavatory or basin in a well known manner. Extending upwardly from the valve-casing is an elongated nozzle or pipe 3 whose upper end portion is curwd or bent so as to discharge downwardly as at 4. ln the upper portion of the valve-casing 1 is a passageway which communicates with the discharge nozzle 3 while in the side portion of said casing is a second passageway tt which communicates with the discharge. nozzle 2. The valve-easing 1 1s bored c vlnnlrically from its opposite ends and it' is provided `with a transverse partition T. The partition is located substantially midway between the ends of the valve-casing and it is provided with a central opening or bore S. In the cylindrical chamber on one. side of the partition 7 is rotatably fitted a cylindricalvalvemember 9 which is hollowed ont or chambered as at 10 and provided with a head 11 at its outer end.

The valve-member 9 is provided in its annular portion with a port. opening 122 which is adapted to register with a port opening 13 in the valve-casing which communicates with the passageway 5 leading to the upper nozzle member 3. The port opening in the valve-member 9 is also adapted to register with a port opening 14 in the valvecasing which communicates with the passageway t5 leading to the discharge nozzle 2. The port openings 13 and 14 are arranged, preferably. at an angle of ninety degrees with respect to cach other, and the valve-member 9 is rotated a quarter turn to brin" its portopening 12 from one to the other o said port; openings 13 and 14. l

In the chamber on the opposite side of the partition 'i' are two port. openings 15,2113. The opening 15 communicates with a passageway 17 which in turn communicates with a supply pipe 1S. The opening 1G communicates` with a passageway 19 leading to the supply pipe 20. For the purposes of illustration, the pipe 1S will be hereinafter referred to as the cold water pipe, and thepipe 2() as the hot water pipe. liotatably mounted in the chamber in the valve-casing on the side of the partition T opposite that on which the valve-inonder t) is locatedpis a second cylindrical \'al\c-member .1 which is bored or ehambered and has' a head .32 at its outer end. The val\'e-member t provided with port openings i223, il, which are adapted to register with the port openingsl 1.5, lo, respectively. in the valve-casing. The

)ort openings 15,143 in the valve-casing lie in the same lmlgitudinal plane; and the port openingsl 23. 't in lthe miie-member l are so arranged with respect. t0 each other that they alternately connnunicate with the port openings 15. 1V. That is, the. port otwnings i'il. 2l. which are each of substantiall)` the .same area as the respective port. openings` 15, lt, are so located that their adjacent long itudinal side edge-1 are in the same plane. ly this arrangenwnt, the port openingfl will notreg'ister with the port opening lwhen the port opening 24 registers full)Y with the port opening ttt` and vice versa. llowever. the port opening :2S may be ina-.le to partially register with the port opening 15 when the port opening 24 partially registers with the port opening 16, and such partial registration of the port openings may be varied so that the area of the communi eating opening between the chamber in the valve-member 21 and one of the supply v pipes may be larger than. the communicating opening between said chamber 25 and the other of said sup ly pipes.

The valve-mem er 2l is provided with a second set of port openings 23, 24", which are located with respect to each other in a manner similar to the before-mentioned port openings 23, 24; but one set of openings is located at substantially an angle of ninety degrees with respect to the other set. These openings are also located with respect to the port opening 12 in the valve-member 9 so that the port openings 23, 24* communicate with the port openings 15, 16 at the time said port opening 12 communicates with the l port opening 13 which leads into the passageway 5; and the port openings 23, 24 communicate with said port openings 15, 16 when said port opening 12 communicates with the port openln 14 which leads to the pasageway 6. All othe above mentioned 22, respectively, of the rotatory valve-memport openings except the opening 12 are of equal area; and the opening 12 is substantially twice the area of any of the other openin By this arrangement, the full area o the port openings 13, 14 is open to communicatlon with the chamber 10 when either of the port openings 23, 23, 24, 24, registers either partially or fully with the respective port openings 15, 16.

The passageway 8 in the partition 7 is surrounded by an annular flange 26 which is beveled to provide a seat for a beveled valve-member 27. The valve 27 is mounted on a cylindrical rod 28 which is adapted to be both rotated and reciprocated in the valve-casing 1. A ort-ion of thearod is flattened as at 29 an 30 so as slidably fit in a counterpart axial hole in the heads 11,

bers 9, 21. By this arrangement the rod 28 may be moved endwise, without affecting the position of the valve-members 9, 21, so as to open and close the valve 27 and establish or cut off communication, as the case may be, between the two chambers 10 and 25. `When it is desired to rotate the valve-members 9, 21 it is only necessary to rotate the rod 28; and for convenience in mani ulating the Sallie, it is provided with a hand e 31.

The handle 31 is ivotally attached to the outer end of the rod328, as at 32; and it has a downward extension 33 which is pivot-ally connected with one end of a link 34 whose opposite end is pivotally attached to a deending lug or ear 35 on a rotatable memr 36 which is mounted eoncentricallv of said rod 28. The member 36 is sleeved rotatably on the reduced end portion of a by heads 40, 41, respectively, which are secured to the ends of the easing 1. The head 40 1s provided with a nipple 42 on which the packing gland 37 is sleeved. The head 41 is,

provide@ with a pocket 43 which is adapted to receive the end of the rod 28 when the sameV is moved longitudinally to open the valve 27.

The operation of the device is as follows: Assuming that it is desired to discharge a mixture of hot and cold water through the nozzle or ipe 3. The valve-member 9 is turned to tlie position shown in Figs. 1 and 3; that is, the port opening 12 is moved into position to register with the pori opening 13 1n the valve-casing, at which time the port openings 23, 24* in the valve-member 21 overlap the port openings 15, 16 in the valvecasing to t e extent of substantially onehalf their areas. In this position of the valve-members, an e( ual volume of water is supplied to the cham er 25 from each of the supply pipes 18 and 20. In this position, also, the handle 3l stands vertically with respect to the axis of the rod 28. The handle 31 is then pushed inwardly to open the valve 27 whereby communication is established between the chamber 25 and the chamber 10. The mixture of hot and cold Water will then pass out through the port openings 12, 13, passa eway 5, and into the nozzle or pipe 3. If it 1s desired to vary the temperature of the Water, the handle 3l may he turned a few degrees to either side and thereby vary the proportionate areas of the port openings between the chamber 25 and the ipes 18 and 20. For exam le, if it is desire( to raise the temperature o the water which is dis` charged from the nozzle 3, the handle 31 is turned so as to rotate the valve-member 2l in the direction so as to enlarge the opening of communication between the port opening 24l and the port opening 16 which communicates with the )assageway 19; and to decrease the size oi the openingr of connnunication between the port opening 23 and the port opening 15 which connnunicales with the passageway 17. (')n the other hand` if it is desired to lower the temperature of the discharged water, the handle is turned in the reverse direction. If it is desired to discharge not water only, the handle 31 is turned so as to rotate the valve-member 21 vuntil the port opening 2st'` registers fully the port opening 23n into p vthe area of t discharge nozzle or pipe is controlled with the port opening 16 in the valve-casing, and communication is entirely cut oli' between the port opening 23* and the port opening 15 in the valve-casing. On the other hand, if it is desired to discharge cold -water only, the handle 31 is moved to a corresponding position in the reverse direction, so as to move the valve-member 21 to b ring osition to register fully with the port opening 15 'and cut off communication etween the port opening24 and the port opening 16. The area of the port opening 12 in the valve-member 9 is sufficient to always open communication through port opening 13 to the full extent of the area of said port o ening k13 which is equal to the area of t e individual 'port ocnings 15, 16, when the same are individually opened to their fullest extent., or to the combined partial o ening of said two port openings 15, 16. herefore, the area of the outlet ort opening is always equal to lie inlet port opening or openrlhe flow of the water throu h the y manipulating the valve 27 to increase or decrease, as the case may be, the size of the o ening between the chamber 25 and the cliamber 10. When it is desired to discharge the water through the lower or lateral nozzle 2, the valve-members 9, 21 are rotated so as to bring the port opening 12 into communication with the port opening 14 which communicates with the passagewa 6 and also bring the port openings 23 an 24 into position to register either alternately with the respective port openings 15 and 16 to their fullest extent, or simultaneously into partial communication with both of said port openings 15 and 16. The handle 31 will be manipulated to regulate the temperature and low of the discharged water in a manner similar to that in which it is manipulated for the upper nozzle 3, except that its angular movement will be above and below a horizontal plane with respect to the axis of the rod 28.

Obviously, the device admits of considerable modification without departing from the invention. Therefore, it is not to be ings.

limited to the specific construction and arrangement shown. I

What is claimed is:

1. A two-way faucet comprising a valvecasing having two chambers therein and means for establishing communication between said chambers, two discharge nozzles leading from said valve-casing and communicating with one of saiilchanibers therein, fwo su ply pipes communicating with the other clianiber in said valve-casing, and connected valves in said valve-casing arranged to alternately establish communication with the respect-ive supply pipes and simultaneously establish communication through either of the respective discharge nozzles, and said valves being also arranged to simultaneously establish communication proportionately through both of said supply pipes when communication is established through either of the discharge nozzles.

2. A two-way faucet comprising a valvecasing having two chambers therein and means for establishing communication between said chambers, a lateral discharge nozzle and an upwardly extending discharge nozzle which is arranged to discharge above said lateral discharge nozzle, said discharge nozzles communicating with one of said chambers through separate port openings, two su ply pipes communicating with the otherl c iamber through separate port openings, and a valve arranged to alternately open communication through the port openings which communicate with said dischar e nozzles, and another valve connected to said rst-mentioned valve and arranged to alternately open communication through the port openings which communicate with said supp f pipes when communication is established through either of the port openings which communicate with sai discharge nozzles, said valves being also arranged to simultaneously open communication proportionatelythrough both of said port openings which communicate with the supply pipes when communication is established through either'of the port openings which communicate with the discharge nozzles.

3. A two-way faucet comprising a valvecasing vhaving two chambers therein and aV passage-way connecting said chambers, a valve for controlling said passage-way, two discharge nozzles leading from said valvecasing and communicating with one of the chambers therein through separate port openings, a valve-member in said chamber adapted to alternately open communication through said port openings which communicate with the respective discharge nozzles, two supply pipes communicating with the second chamber in the valve-casing through separate port openings therein, a valve-inember in said second chamber adapted to alternately open communication through the re` spective port openings which communicate with the supply ipes, said valve-member being also adapte to simultaneously open communication proportionately through both of said port openings which communicate with the supply pipes, said valve-menibcr in said second-mentioned chamber being so arranged with respect to the valve-lilcinber in the first-mentioned chamber that conimunication is established through the port openings which communicate with the Supply pipes when the valve-member in the rst-mentioned chamber establishes commiinication through either of the port opendischarge nozzles, and means for ings which communicate with the respective simultaneously actual ing the Valve-chambers in said chambers and also for manipulating the valve which controls the passage-way between said chambers.

4. A two-way faucet comprising a valvecasing having two chambers therein which are connected=` by a passage-way, a valve for controlling said tissage-way, two discharge nozzles leading rom said casing and coniinunicating with one of said chambers through separate port openings therein, a chainbered valve-member in said chamber in the val fe-casing, said cliambered valve-member having a port opening arranged to alternately register with either of said port openings in the valve-casing, the other chamber in said valve-casino' having two port openings which communicate with two separate suppl pipes, a chainbered valve-member in saliciI second mentioned chamber* in the valve-casing, said second mentioned chambered valve-member having a pair of port openings therein, one of said pair of port openings being arranged to register with one of the port openings 1n the valvecasincr which communicates with one of the sappi; pipes and .the other of said pair of port openings being arranged to register with the port opening 1n the valve-casing which communicates with the other supply pi e, and said pair of port openings in the vaiJve-meinber being arranged to register simultaneously with both of said port openings in the valve-casing, said p airl of port openings in the valve-member being also arranged so that when one of them registers fully with itscoperating port opening in the valve-casing the other one of said pair will notV register with its coperating port opening in the valve-casing, and that when one of said pair of port openings 1n the valve-ineiiiber registers partially with its eooperating port opening in the valve-casing the other one of said pair will simultaneously register proportionally with its coperative port opening in the valve-casing, and said pair of port openings in the seconddnentioned valve-member being so arranged with respect to the port opening in the first mentioned chanibered valve-ineinber, that the registration of said pair of port openings with their coperating port openings iii the valve-casing occurs when the port opening in the first-mentioned Valveineniber registers with the port opening in the valve-casing which communicates with one of said discharge nozzles` a second pair of port openings in the second mentioned chaniliered valve-member corresponding to said tirstmentioned pair of port openings therein and being so arranged with respect thereto and to the port opening in the first mentioned chambei'ed valve-member, that they register with the portopenings in the valve-casing which communicate with the supply pipes when the port opening in the first-mentioned chanibered valve member communicates with the port opening in the valve-casing communicating with the other discharge nozzle, and means for simultaneouslymanipulating said chanilicrcd valvemenibers and valso for manipulating the valve which controls the passage-way between the two chambers in the valve-casing.

A two-way faucet comprising a valvecasiiig having two chambers therein which are connected by a passageway, a valve for controlling said passageway, a discharge nozzle leading from said valve-casing and communicating with one of said chambers through a port opening therein, and a Second discharge nozzle leading from said valve-casing and communicating with said chamber through a Second port opening therein, a chainbered va1ve-inember in sai( mentioned chamber ir, the valve-casing, said valve-member having a port arranged to alternately register with said ort openings which communicate with the discharge nozzles, two supplj.Y pipes communicating with the second chamber in said valve-casing through separate port openings therein, a cliambered valve-member in said second mentioned chamber in the valve-casing, said second mentioned valvemeinber having a pair of port openings which are arranged to register with the port openings in the valvecasing which communicate with the supply pipes, said pair of port openings in the valve-member being arranged so that when one .of them registers fully with its coperating port opening in the valve-casing the other one of said Apair of port openings will not register with its coperating port opening in the valve-casing and said pair 0 port openings being also arranged so that when one of them registers partially with its coperating port opening in the valvecasing the other one of said pair will simultaneously register proportionately with its coperating port opening in the valve-casing, and said pair of port openings in the second mentioned valve-member being so arranged with respect to the port opening in the first. mentioned valve-member thai'. the registi-ation of said pair ot' ports with the port openings in the valve-casing communieating with the supply pipes occurs when the port opening in the first mentioned 'alve-mcml'wr registers with the port opening in the valve-casing coinniunicatinir with one of lsaid discharge nozzles, a second pair of port openings in the second*mentioned valve-inenilier corresponding to the first. mentioned pair of port openings therein and heilig so arranged with respect thereto and to the port opening in the first mentioned valve-nieinlar that registration with the port n." ralf openings in the valve-casing which communieate with the supply pipes occuis when the port opening in the first mentioned valve-.member registers with the *ioi't open- Y Y. i.

ing which communicates with the second discharge nozzle, and a device for simultaneously operating said cliau'iberd waive-ineinbers and also t'oi' operating the valve which eoiitrois the passageway between thev two chambers in the valve-easing, said device being arranged and adapted fbi separate actuation for its two functions.

(j. A two-way faucet;- comprising a valvecasing which is provided with two cylindrically bored chambers which are arranged in axial alinementand connected by anl axially arranged passageway, a cylindrical, chainbered valve-member rotatably fit-ted in each of said chambers in the valve-casing, said 'alve-members being closed at their outer ends, the end walls of said valve-inem- .bers being provided with axial openings, a

rod fitted through said openings in theend walls of said valve-members and adapted to be reciprocated longitudinally therethrough, but being fixed to rotate with said Valvemeinbers, a valve on said rod arranged to close the passageway between the two chambers in the valve-casing, heads secured to the opposite ends of the valve-casing and, adapted to retain the valve-members in place, two discharge nozzles leading` 'from said valve-easing and coninuinieating with one of the cylindrical chambers therein through separate port openings, the valvemember in said chamber being provided with a port opening which is adapted to alternately open communication through the port openings which comaiunicate with the discharge nozzles, two supply pipes leading to the valve-casing and communieating with the second cylii'idrical chamber through separate portopenings, the valveinember in said second mentioned chamber being provided with a pair of port openings which are adapted to establish cominunication through the port openings inthe valve-casing which communicate with said supply pipes. said pair of port openings in the valve-member being so arranged that; when one of them registers fully wit-h its cooperating port opening in the valve-casing the other one of said pair will not register with its cooperating portI opening in the valve-casing, ings being also arranged to simultaneously register proportionately with both of said port openings in the valve-casing, said valve-member also having a second pair of port openings which are arranged similarly i to said first mentioned pair of openings, said two pair ot openings being so arranged with'v respect. to the portopening in the valve.- member in the first mentioned chamber that;

when said port opening communicates with and said pair of port openeither of the port openings in the valve-casing which communicates with the discharge nozzles, communication established through the part o enings communicating with the supply pipes, and a handle arranged to rotate the rod to simultaneously manipulate the valve-members in the two cham iers in the valve-casing and being also adapted to reciprocate said rod to manipulate the valve which controls the passageway between said chambers.

7. A two-way faucet comprising a valve- Casing which is provided with two cylindrieally bored chambers which are arranged in axial alineinent and connected by an axial passageway, two discharge nozzles leading from said valve-casiner and communicating with'one of said chain'licrs through separate port openings, two supply pipes leading to said valve-casing and communicating with the second chamber through separate port openings, each ot' said port: openings being of substantially the same area, a cylindrical, cliainbered va ve-member rotatably mount.- ed in said second chamber and having a pair of port openings one of which is adapted to register with one of the port openings in the valve-easing which communicate with said supply pipes, each of said pair of port openings being of substantially the same area as its coi'perating portiii the valvecasing, and being so arranged that when communication is fully established through one of said port openings which communicatcs with one of the suppl pipes, communication is cut oil' from tie port opening which communicates with the other su ply pipe, said pair of portl openings in thievalve-member being also arranged to simiiltancously establish pro ortionate communication through both o said port openings which communicate with said supply ipes, said valve-member also having a secon pair of similarly arranged port openings, a cylindrical, chambered'Valve-member in the first-mentioned chamber in the valve-casing, said valve-member having a port opening which is adapted to alternately establish connininication through the port. openings in the valve-casing which communicate wit-h the discharge nozzles, the port; opening in said valve-member being located with respect: to the two pair of port openings in the valve-member in the second chamber and of sufficient: area to establish full communication through either of its coperating port openings in the valve-easing which coinmiinicates with the discharge nozzle, when communication is established through the respective port openings which communicate with the supply pipes, or when communication is simultaneously established proportionately through said port. openings, and a device for simultaneously manipulating the two cylindrical valve-members and isn an also for manipulatin the valve which coritrols the passagewayetwetn the two chambers, said device comprising a rod which is arranged to rotate said cylindrical vvalvenienibers and independently reciprocate the valve which controls the passageway, and a handle arranged to impart both a reciprocatoi'y and rotatory` motion to said rod.

8. two-way faucet com risinv a valvecasing provided with two independent chainbers, two discharge nozzles leading from the casing, means for conducting into one of said chambers fluids .from two independent sources of supply, a rotatory valve-member for alternately establishing communication between the other chamber and either of the discharge nozzles,

and means for effecting a discharge of the fluid from the first-menf tioned chamber into the second-mentioned y second .mentioned chamber and to the zle at the time in particular discharge nozchamber. 9. A two-way faucet comprising a valve- .casing provided with. two independent chain- 4as d ers, two dischar e nozzles leading from the casing, means for conducting into one of said chambers fluids from independent sources of supply, a rotatory valve-meinber for alternately establishing communication between the other chamber and either of the discharge nozzles, a rotatory valve-menir for proportioiiiiig spective fluids admitted into the first-mentioned chamber, and a reciprocatory valve isposed in the line of the common axis of rotation of the rotatory valve-members for admitting the fluid from the Erst-mentioned chamber into the second-mentioned chamber and to the particular discharge nozzle in communication with said second-mentioned chamber.

10. A two-way faucet com rising a Avalvecasing provided with two indii rs, two discharge nozzles leading from the supply, means for contro ling the proportions of the respective fluids admitted into said chamber, a rotatory valve-member for alternately establishing communication between tlie other chamber and either of the discharge nozzles, and a valve for admitting .the fluid from the. first-mentioned chamber communication with said the quantity of the re pendent cham-' the respective liquids admitted thereinto, a rotatory valve-member in the other chamber for alternately establishing communication Y either of the discharge nozzles, a reciprocatory valve in one of the chambers for controlling comniunica tion between the two chambers, a rotatory and reciprocatory actuating member coupled to said reciprocatory valve and l the common axis of the rotatory valve-members and movably coupled to the latter, whereby said rotatory valve-members may be simultaneously rotated and the reciprocatory valve may be reciprocated independently thereof, and a sing e manipulating defor imparting rotatoi'y tory motion to said actuating member.

12. In a faucet, a valve-casing provided with two separate chambers, means for conducting into one ofsaid chambers fluids from independent sources ofl supply, two discharge nozzles leading fr om the other chamrs between said members, and means for conproportions of the respective fluids admitted into said first-mentioned chamber and for simultaneously establishing communication through either of the discharge nozzles.

13. A two-way faucet comprising a valvecasing provided with two chambers, two discharge nozzles leading from one of said chambers, means for alternately establishing communication between said chamber and either of the discharge nozzles, means for conducting into the other chamber :'luids from two independent sources of supply, means for controlling the proportions of the respective fluids admitted into said secondmentioned chamber, means for establishing communication between said chambers, and a single mani ulating device common to all of the controlling devices.

faucet comprising a casing chambered for the initial influx of liquids from independent sources of supply,.a secondary chamber in said casing, two discharge nozzles leading from said secondary chamber, a rotatable member for controlling the relative proportions of the liquids admitted into said first-mentioned chamber and for estab and reciprocalishing communication through either of the discharge nozzles, and a reciprocatory nieminember for controlling the' passage of the liquid from one chamber into the other.'

Signed at St. Louis, Mo., this '18th dayv of ber cooperatively connected to the rotatable 

